gthrush1
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| Are Cheap XLR Balanced Better Or GOOD RCA It depends on the length of the interconnect. If it's longer than one meter, then you _may_ hear an improvement with balanced. If it's one meter or less, though, I doubt you'd notice a difference in a double-blind test.It also depends on the type ... | |
| Spade V/S Banana I like banana plugs for the convenience, but I think that spades are generally considered better due to the fact that it is easy to get a gas-tight seal if you have one of the Audioquest binding post wrenches... | |
| tonearm ground wire It's possible that you may not need to ground the arm at all. It really depends on what cartridge you're going to use. I'd recommend puting the whole system together without a tonearm ground and see if you have a hum problem. If there's no hum, th... | |
| Adcom - A Good Value?? Auctions risky?? used B&K EX442 can be had for ~$400-$500 used. It smokes the Adcom... | |
| CD - upgrade, replace used, buy new? How about a used Theta Miles with variable output, and run that straight into your amplifier (no preamplifier necessary)? | |
| Rega Radio vs. Creek T-43 vs. used? A used MD FT-11 would smoke both units you mention, and for less $... | |
| 78's through the system Oh, one other thing, to control motor speed for 33 1/3, 45, and 78, you can pick up a used VPI PLC cheap, and still come in within your budget. | |
| 78's through the system One of the less-expensive Clearaudio tables would be perfect for this. I think the "Solution" will support up to three tonearm/cartridge combinations at once.You could probably get a "Solution table", RB250 tonearm to mate with your Glider, and a ... | |
| Optimum seats for a concert? As a general rule of thumb, I've found that the highest seats available, and as close to center as possible, provide me with the best results.I don't know much about acoustics, but my reasoning is simple:Most audiences at symphony performances don... | |
| Pros and cons of belt drive Versus direct drive BELT DRIVE!! 'nuff said... | |
| Dedicated outlets vs Power Conditioner I think a combination of both techniques yields the best results. I have a dedicated line that I plug my Chang into, which in turn feeds power to my whole system.I do not, however, believe in expensive power cords. I don't think they make a differ... | |
| How do i level speaker stands. There are several excellent stands available that should be able to accomodate your needs. I especially think the Epos ST12 (www.epos-acoustics.com)is an excellent stand, and it is also fairly inexpensive. | |
| Rack effects on aktiv equipment I have my linn Classik sitting in a zoethecus rack with the e.shelf instead of the much more expensive z.slab or z.pod.Sounds good to me. I really doubt the rack can have THAT much effect. What is your source? | |
| Record Cleaning - Cartridge Damage I use the Last fluids to clean and treat my cartridge. I clean it about every other side, though the Last folks actually say to clean every side. Never gave it a second thought...I clean my records about every ten plays or so using a VPI HW-17F wi... | |
| "Wall Wart" hum, unavoidable? The best thing to do would be to unplug the remote receiver and tune manually. How often are you really going to need to change stations anyway? |